Provident Financial achieve 'Building Public Trust' award for second year running

Provident Financial was delighted to be awarded the PwC Building Public Trust (BPT) award for ‘FTSE 250 Excellence in Reporting’ for the second year running.

This year’s award focused on company annual reports which looked beyond regulatory compliance and presented a compelling and integrated narrative across the key pillars of strategic, governance, remuneration, sustainability, people and tax reporting. Andrew Fisher, Finance Director at Provident Financial who accepted the award, said “Provident Financial continues to broaden its offering of credit products which are tailor-made to the needs of customers in the non-standard credit market. We are delighted to receive formal recognition for the second consecutive year as the top FTSE 250 company for trust and transparency in the way we report the progress of our business, our corporate governance and the broader contribution to the communities in which we are involved.”

Mary Nightingale, and Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (jointly with the Department of Culture, Media and Sport) and Minister for Intellectual Property, presenting Andrew Fisher Finance Director at Provident Financial, with the PwC Building Public Trust (BPT) award for ‘FTSE 250 Excellence in Reporting’.

Commenting on Provident Financial's success, Charles Bowman, a senior PwC partner and chairman of the Building Public Trust Awards programme, said "Provident Financial retained the top spot in the FTSE 250 category for reporting that is clear, well-presented, and tells a compelling story. The bedrock is a comprehensive strategic report underpinned by strong market analysis and detailed segmental coverage. The corporate governance disclosures are equally strong, including a very clear introduction from the Chairman, and one of the most detailed explanations of the board evaluation process that the judges had ever seen."

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For further information please contact:

Jade Byrne, PR Executive
Provident Financial
01274 351990
jade.byrne@providentfinancial.com

Notes to editors
Provident Financial
Established in 1880, Bradford-based Provident Financial is a leading provider of financial services in the non-standard credit market. It employs over 3,500 people and has over 2.4 million customers across the UK and Ireland through its credit card, home-collected and online instalment credit, and vehicle finance operations. Provident Financial has an extensive community programme that invests in the communities in which its customers, agents and employees live and work.

For further details on Provident Financial, visit www.providentfinancial.com

PwC Building Public Trust Awards
This is the 13th successive year in which PwC has presented the annual awards for outstanding corporate reporting in both the private and public sectors. Each of the awards recognises the achievement of organisations that have differentiated themselves through the clarity and transparency of their reporting.